Pacific Palisades (1990)
Directed by Bernard Schmitt

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Bernadette is a young waitress in a Parisian restaurant.  Bored with her routine job, she takes the advice of one of her one-night stands to leave for Los Angeles and find work in a trendy bar.  When she arrives in L.A., Bernadette is surprised to find that the bar doesn't exist.  She meets a man called Ben and gets a job in a café, where she enjoys a close friendship with her boss, Liza.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bernard Schmitt
  • Script: Bernard Schmitt, Marion Vernoux
  • Cinematographer: Martial Barrault
  • Music: Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones, Roland Romanelli
  • Cast: Sophie Marceau (Bernardette), Adam Coleman Howard (Ben), Anne E. Curry (Liza), Toni Basil (Désirée), Virginia Capers (Shirley), Virgil Frye (L'homme à la casquette), Diana Barton (Jill), Sydney Lassick (Mr. Beer), André Weinfeld (The Frenchie), Caroline Grimm (Marion), Maaike Jansen (Maman), Farida Khelfa (Julie), Isabelle Mergault (Sandrine), Valérie Moureaux (Mimi), Gérard Surugue (Rémi), Michel Amphoux (Le portier), Pamella D'Pella (Un Mannequin (USA)), Stephen Hamel (Cop 1), Bernard Verley (Cameo appearance)
  • Country: France / USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 92 min

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